简介:IntroductionInthisarticlewediscussmakinguseofappliedlinguistictheory,asthemeansofachievingnationalstandardsattertiarylevel.Wecontestthatmethodsnowwidelyinuseatcollegesanduniversitiesareinsufficienttoreachmodernnationwidetargets.Wesuggestmodificationsinteachingapproachandpresentideasforsupplementingandenliveningexistingmaterialsorreplacingthem.MuchofthearticleisdrawnfromourconvergingexperiencesbothasaChineseuniversityteacherofEnglishfromoneaspectandasanEnglishEFLspecialistfromanother.Wespeakjointlyfromthe’chalkface’andwishtoshareourviewsandbeprovokedintoseekingsolutionstothenewchallengesforChineseEFLinherentintargetssetbythenationalstandards.